Thinking about buying Kindle unlimited instead of buying book

Aneeda72

Aneeda72

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I don’t read nearly as much as I used to but I do still read. I bought a kindle years ago and put a few books on it, but found I preferred to hold a real book in my hands. I went back to reading books. But books are getting extremely expensive. If you buy a book that you don’t like you used to be able to return it, right away.

Now you can’t return them for a variety of reason. Unlimited is 9 dollars a month, a good price. What do you think?
 

Kindles and other modern reading books are amazing especially for the elderly since you can make the text any size you want, download whatever books you want and it has its own light so you can read at night without bothering your partner.
 
I have Kindle Unlimited, and I totally LOVE it ! I am a reader and not a television watcher, and I read both for knowledge and for entertainment; so for me, it is well worth having the Kindle Unlimited.
You should be able to get a month free, or the three months for 99 cents trial, to see how you like it. I have Bookbub.com and I get emails for books that i might be interested in from Amazon that are either cheap or free, and many of those can also be read with Kindle Unlimited for free.

When I am reading novels, I usually do not care to actually own the book, and since the Unlimited is like a reading library, you just “borrow” the book, read it and then turn it back in.
If it is a book about something that I want to learn about , then I can always buy the book after I read it, like the one that I was reading about making kimchi and why it is so beneficial for probiotics.
I don’t spend money buying a book unless I know that it is something I am going to re-read and use.

One of the things that I have discovered, is that it is harder for me to read the print in a regular paperback book, but the Kindle or iPad lets me choose a larger print size, making it much easier for me to read the book.
Here is a link for a three month trial for 99 cents.

https://www.wral.com/kindle-unlimited-deal-3-months-for-0-99-0-33-month/18856471/
 

I like an old dusty book you can hold in your hands, read it and re-read it, over and over! The pages smell old and used. Certain paragraphs need revisiting. Ancient wisdoms sit there on the shelf to reach for whenever you need the words of masters. Nothing like it!
 
Gaer said:
I like an old dusty book you can hold in your hands, read it and re-read it, over and over! The pages smell old and used. Certain paragraphs need revisiting. Ancient wisdoms sit there on the shelf to reach for whenever you need the words of masters. Nothing like it!
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I agree but books are expensive, space is limited, so I think I am going to get the unlimited after I finish the three books I have now. Happy flower lady’s response reassures me that it is worth it. Plus I find that I have more trouble reading complicated books and they take longer for me to read.
 
I use a Kindle but do not use Unlimited. Too much of what Amazon suggests is not something I want to read.

I read at least a book a week at no cost, even new best sellers, with my library card and downloaded to my Kindle using an app called Overdrive. I can have as many as 20 books at one time, can keep each for as long as 3 weeks and renew unless there is a queue for it. The queue for a best seller might be long but they will notify me when it is my turn if I put my name on the list .The limits may vary with other libraries but principle is same.

I also prefer real books but arthritis in my hands make holding them painful. Getting old demands compromises.
 
gennie said:
I use a Kindle but do not use Unlimited. Too much of what Amazon suggests is not something I want to read.

I read at least a book a week at no cost, even new best sellers, with my library card and downloaded to my Kindle using an app called Overdrive. I can have as many as 20 books at one time, can keep each for as long as 3 weeks and renew unless there is a queue for it. The queue for a best seller might be long but they will notify me when it is my turn if I put my name on the list .The limits may vary with other libraries but principle is same.

I also prefer real books but arthritis in my hands make holding them painful. Getting old demands compromises.
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Our library is closed because they are building a new one. It’s been closed for over a year. The bookstores in our city are closed because of the virus and have not reopened. It’s a good thing I bought these books a few months ago. 😂
 
Gaer said:
I like an old dusty book you can hold in your hands, read it and re-read it, over and over! The pages smell old and used. Certain paragraphs need revisiting. Ancient wisdoms sit there on the shelf to reach for whenever you need the words of masters. Nothing like it!
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Pretty much everyone does. But eyesight and conditions affecting eyesight such as migraines don't always allow for that. Even having space in my home for hundreds of my favorites, when reading before sleep, I reach for the Kindle with its standard font and backlighting settings.
 
If any of you are spiritual, Get one of MY books on Kindle. My last book is: "Angels explain God and the new Spirituality!" Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google play and Apple Itunes.
 
Keesha said:
Kindles and other modern reading books are amazing especially for the elderly since you can make the text any size you want, download whatever books you want and it has its own light so you can read at night without bothering your partner.
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Plus, I download each book to my wife's Kindle at the same time. Our reading preferences do have a lot of overlap.
 
Pecos said:
Plus, I download each book to my wife's Kindle at the same time. Our reading preferences do have a lot of overlap.
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My husband and I have very different reading tastes so there’s almost no overlap except for spiritual books. He likes books like ‘Clan of the Cave Bear,’ Pillars of the Earth. He enjoys mostly historical fiction while I enjoy more of a mixed genre.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I dunno. Books don't need batteries. And if you want cheap, how about your neighborhood library?
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I periodically recharge our Kindles, and they hold a charge for an amazing length despite the fact that we use the backlight function all the time. My eyesight just isn't what it used to be and being able to go to a larger font really helps.

I do find myself moving back and forth between books in a single evening. A visit to one of my poetry books for a few minutes puts my mind back in the "right place" when the intensity of a novel starts to "work" on me.
 
Butterfly said:
Can you get older books and classics on Kindle, or are you limited to more recent ones? For instance, I occasionally re-read books, like by Agatha Christie, for example.
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You can get almost any book on Kindle. I have a couple on mine that were written before 1900, and all of the old classics like Jane Eyre, and those books are also available, and sometimes in whole sets.
I think that I got the whole collection of Zane Grey books on Kindle for $1.99.

Also, you can do a search at the Kindle store for any topic, and see all of the available books.
So, for example, if you typed in “vegetarian”, you would first see the books with that in the title, and then similar ones, like vegan, or WFPB diet. It also shows which ones you can read with Kindle Unlimited, so I can check those out for free. You can follow authors that you are interested in, so you can read more of their books.

I also use the Overdrive library app, and get online books from there. However, their selection is much smaller than the Kindle Store, plus you have time lengths to return the book, and with Kindle Unlimited, you can keep books as long as you want them, provided you stay under 10 books.

Another thing that should be mentioned here, is called Prime Reading. If you have an Amazon Prime account, then it also includes the Prime Reading library, which is kind of a smaller version of Kindle Unlimited, but does not cost extra.
There is also Amazon First Reads, which gives you (free) a choice from several new books each month, and you can pick whichever one you want from the selection, and it is yours for free.
 
I read every night so Kindle was the way to go for me. I can change (increase) the font size, have many books loaded on it at one time (and I usually do), it fits compactly into my handbag and doesn't take up a lot of space on my nightstand. I used to be adamant that I would only read books that were printed and bound. But then I grappled with environmental issues (paper, ink, costs to transport books to sellers, etc) and I eventually yielded to a Kindle. I have to say that, for me, it was the right decision.
 
I bought a tablet instead of a Kindle. I check ebooks from my library via Overdrive and read them through the library app.

There's no need for Amazon to be all up in my business about what books I'm reading.

The online library and Overdrive have remained fully functional throughout the Covid19 crisis.
 
StarSong said:
I bought a tablet instead of a Kindle. I check ebooks from my library via Overdrive and read them through the library app.

There's no need for Amazon to be all up in my business about what books I'm reading.

The online library and Overdrive have remained fully functional throughout the Covid19 crisis.
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Ebooks?
 
I read kindle books on my iPads but don't have K. Limited. I follow one author now and I'm waiting for her to publish her next book.
I am reading library books on line now but of course I'm reaading less.
 
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Make sure you obtain the correct Format: ePub ...(Ipad )tends to format books in a way that looks closer to what the author initially sets up than MOBI does, especially with spacing. ... Those who will read on their iPhone or Android phone then you're better off going with ePub. Kindle users, then MOBI is the format to use...and then there are PDF Format which usually are magazines etc.
 
kburra said:
Make sure you obtain the correct Format: ePub ...(Ipad )tends to format books in a way that looks closer to what the author initially sets up than MOBI does, especially with spacing. ... Those who will read on their iPhone or Android phone then you're better off going with ePub. Kindle users, then MOBI is the format to use...and then there are PDF Format which usually are magazines etc.
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Have no ideal what you are talking about, lol.
 

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